Paruzia Technologies http://paruzia.com Cloud Integrators Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:20:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 38.900535-94.63248Paruziahttp://feedburner.google.com Berkeley Explains Exactly Why It Chose Google Over Microsoft http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paruzia/~3/LWzCAJOHKQ4/ http://paruzia.com/2012/01/03/berkeley-explains-exactly-why-it-chose-google-over-microsoft/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:29:24 +0000 David Eck http://paruzia.com/?p=2094 Matt Rosoff | Dec. 23, 2011, 12:36 AM

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The University of California at Berkeley just decided to move off its old email system. It chose Gmail over Microsoft’s Office 365.

Usually, the decision-making process that goes into such a choice is shrouded in secrecy. But Berkeley decided to be transparent, and published a matrix explaining the pros and cons of both solutions.

In basic terms, Cal decided it could get Google Apps up and running faster and for less money.

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Google is a household word in many places, thanks to the clean and friendly search bar.  Less well known are the many applications (apps) that are becoming increasingly powerful for home and business use.  With their recent $11.5 million donation to anti-slavery organizations, Google has moved into  a new activist landscape.

According to Google’s director of charitable giving, Jacquelline Fuller, the company chose to spotlight the issue of slavery because the topic of freedom — “the most basic of human rights,” as she puts it — resonated with company employees around the world.

Google’s efforts shine a powerful light on the new corporate ethic.  Stuart Hart, a respected author and academic at the Johnson School of Management, states that “Capitalism truly does stand at a crossroads.  The old strategies of the industrial age are no longer viable.  The time is now for the birth of a new, more inclusive form of commerce, one that lifts the entire human family…however, [the path] will be anything but smooth.  It will be a bumpy ride strewn with the remains of companies that variously dragged their feet, made promises they could not keep, bet on the wrong technology, collaborated with the wrong partners, and separated their social and business agendas.”

A hearty hurrah to Google for leading the way and staying true to their motto: Don’t Be Evil.


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]]> http://paper.li/Paruzia/1323442912/feed/ 0 http://paper.li/Paruzia/1323442912 University of Missouri-Kansas City Ranks First in Innovation Management Research http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paruzia/~3/WEkUuREZFvE/ http://paruzia.com/2011/12/06/university-of-missouri-kansas-city-ranks-first-in-innovation-management-research/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:12 +0000 David Eck http://paruzia.com/?p=2028 *Note: This article was posted because of Paruzia’s involvement with the Bloch School of Management.*

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Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:32am CST

The Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City ranks first in innovation management research, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.

The school bested programs at 624 other universities evaluated by The Journal of Product Innovation Management. The full list will be released in March.

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Aug. 1st, 2011 | Dan Berthiaume

Smartphone and tablet adoption within small businesses continues to skyrocket, according to AMI Partners. And as those new devices proliferate, cloud-related opportunities also grow for VARs and MSPs serving SMB customers. Here’s why.

AMI says nearly 3.5 million U.S. SMBs currently use smart phones and 700,000 currently use tablet computers. In the next 12 months, AMI estimates that the number of SMBs owning those devices will increase by 40% and 85%, respectively.

AMI astutely points out that the increasing availability of cloud computing is driving mobile technology adoption within SMBs.

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This post is by Linda Johnson, a partner with CCP Global, which advises Fortune 500 executives on spend management; offers advisory services on supply chain improvement; and helps clients with cost cutting, risk mitigation and compliance, among other services.

Managing all spend is critical to boosting the earnings per share of any company. With 13 years of experience working with companies to reduce spend — including 50 of the Fortune 500 — we know the CFO battles to engage the entire organization in managing spend and to identify financial trends in time to control the impact on the earnings per share.

The advent of cloud computing for business has given the C-suite the opportunity to put true control of company spend in the hands of everyone and to make critical financial decisions with up-to-the-minute data. A few “best in breed” technologies even guarantee financial results.

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CIO — IT is in a time of disruptive transition, caused by the rise of cloud computing. CIOs are in the midst of a maelstrom, and—like Ulysses, the fabled hero from Homer’s Odyssey—are torn between the Scylla of established IT practices and the Charybdis of the future, both of which loom dangerously and portend trouble. Also like Ulysses, many CIOs must inure themselves to the din of tempting Sirens: the vendors who sing a sweet song of painless cloud transformation, made possible by the purchase of some software, or hardware, or a set of cloud services.

One can predict that, CIOs, like Ulysses, will eventually pass into calm waters—the future in which new processes and products will replace the legacy activities that make up today’s IT world. The shorthand term for these new entities is cloud computing.

It’s hard to envision that new world, of course, caught up as we are in the turmoil of today. Nevertheless, in my opinion, one can make confident predictions about how the cloud revolution will materialize. The light emanating from the cloud is strong enough that the outlines of the post-cloud future may be discerned.

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Friday through Sunday, August 12-14, 2011 the screenings will begin. The Kansas City showings will take place at the Palazzo Theatre, 8601 West 135th Street, Overland Park, KS. Showtimes are 4pm and 7pm.

Recently released is a new Nefarious trailer. To view, click here.

For information on screenings in your area or to host a screening, click here.

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Through the generosity of our financial supporters, Exodus Cry has been offered the opportunity to receive matching funding–up to $250,000–for our LightHouse projects. Through December 31, 2011, every dollar given toward this vital effort to redeem the lives of trafficking women will be doubled.

You can become part of this redemption story. To donate online and double the impact of your contribution, visit www.exoduscry.com/donate and designate your gift toward Exodus Cry LightHouses.

To donate by mail or find out more about how you can partner with Exodus Cry, contact Partner Development Director Morgan Goatley (816.759.0756 – morgangoatley@exoduscry.com).


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| Jul. 21, 2011 | gigaom.com

The iPad is on a tear in the enterprise, and is now being activated more often than Android smartphones, according to the latest data from Good Technology. The enterprise software maker said the iPad accounted for 27.2 percent of all activations of its software in the second quarter ahead of Android phones at 24.4, the first time Apple’s tablet has pushed past Android phones.

The iPad and the iPad 2 now account for 97 percent of all tablet activations. And iPad figures have helped boost Apple’s overall share of activations to just under 80 percent, compared to just under 70 percent in the first quarter. IPhone activations are up to 66 percent, compared to 62 percent in the previous quarter. Good said iPad adoption was driven by the financial services sectors, which accounted for 46 percent of all adoption, more than triple that of any other industry.

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Here’s how to make the upgrade to Apple’s latest OS as quick and painless as possible

July 20, 2011 | By Dan Frakes | Macworld
At long last, Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) is available, and unlike previous versions of the Mac OS, getting it doesn’t involve driving to the nearest Apple Store or retailer, or waiting for the FedEx truck to arrive — you just download it directly from the Mac App Store. The installation process itself is also easier and faster, requiring just a few clicks to install Lion over your existing copy of Snow Leopard. But just because Lion is the easiest-to-install version of Mac OS X yet doesn’t mean you should make the jump without any preparation, or that there are no important decisions to make along the way.
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